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EUebm Unity Project

Julie Hadley

Birmingham Women’s HospitalThe University of Birmingham

Leonardo da Vinci Project

� Project funded by Leonardo da Vinci national

agency - ECOTEC

� Duration: 24 months

� Funding: 396,434 euros

� Commenced: November 2005

Background

� Evidence based medicine (EBM) refers to the integration of current best patient-centred research into clinical decision making.

� Acquisition of knowledge and skills for EBM is becoming a core competence to be acquired by all doctors.

� However, EBM is not uniformly taught as part of postgraduate medical education in the UK or Europe.

Overall aim of the project

� The project aims to improve transparency across the European healthcare sector through the design, development, promotion and piloting of a European qualification in EBM for individuals with a medical or related degree.

Objectives

� Evaluate teaching methods of EBM in each country

� Map current medical training at foundation level in each country

� Develop core curriculum and adapt to each country

� Pilot and evaluate the EBM course in each country

� Accredit the course in each country

� Project website: www.ebm-unity.org

� Further grant applications for dissemination and evaluation of the courses developed

Partners

� The EU EBM Unity project is being developed in partnership with hospitals, universities and other academic institutions, doctors, trade unions and bodies at European level in eight different member states.

Partners� Nine partners:

� Birmingham Women’s Hospital /The University Of Birmingham

� Aquamed – Germany/Austria

� Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Italy

� Centre Reproductive Medicie - Amsterdam

� CASPin – University of Birmingham

� CASP Poland

� CASP Spain

� CASP Hungary

� Switzerland

� Steering Committee

Expected Outcomes

� To develop a integrated European qualification in EBM

� To improve the relevance and quality of medical training in Europe

� To enable doctors to easily integrate into the healthcare systems of other member states

� To improve mobility and effectiveness of doctors throughout Europe

� To improve care of European patients

Methods

� To develop a integrated European qualification in EBM

Methods

� The project will develop an EBM curriculum that is integrated into clinical practice.

� E-learning combined with conventional lectures.

� Educationally sound methods�Mapping of learning needs

�Explicit learning objectives

�Appropriate teaching and learning method

�Assessment matched with objectives

Future steps

� Teaching the teachers course

� Other aspects of EBM

�Prognosis

�Diagnosis

� Incorporate this approach in teaching of clinical topics

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